Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-25
PERSONAL,

SENATOR ELECT HIsCoCK, of New York, is
worth only 100000. He'll feel lonesome in
the Senate.
QUEEN VICToRIA's New Years gifts to the
poor of Windsor included ] 900 prime Joints of
beef and 100 tons of coal.
JUDGE ToURGEE, who now lives at Nav
vile, n. Y, has just been admitted TO prac-
tice at the bar OF that State.
MRS. LAMAR showed excellent taste bv ap-
qcaring ~ her first State dinner in that most
regal Of robes, black velvet gown.
IT is said that the Count de Lesseps is get
ting TO be a famous society man in Paris. lie
goes to dance or a dinner every night.
AUGUsTIN YTURBIDE. vino came unscathed
from u recent duel IN Mexico, ia eniovlng the
social season in Washington, and in view of
his recent exploits IS quite hero.
LIEUT.. EMORY. U. S. A, will conduct
another Arctic exploration i'm search OF the
alleged pole. 1t Is not yet announced who
VIII conduct the exploration in search Of
Lieut.. Emory.
VI. NJ. BRANNAN, OF Eufaul9, Ala. the man
who sent President Cleveland rabbits foot,
mas undertaken the task of rearing a monu-
meut over the grave Of Father Ryan, the poet
priest, at Mobile.
1T is announced that Christine Nelson's
marriage to the Count Miranda VIII take
place at Mentone on Feb. Is. 1t Will be a quiet
affair. only few personal friends being in
VltCu TO the ceremony.
Young Charles Dickens is coming to Amer
lea next fall TO give u series of readings in the
principal ci.ies. He is the editor Of All the
Year Round and the compiler Of q capital
Dictionary OF London
THg well authenticated stories OF the
Cars panic stricken and drunken condition
are declared by his ever-faithful Pail Mall
Gazette to be "unmltigated trash Of the
yilest and siliest description"
THE late John worley. OF Baltimore. made
he RAT eA ~ aa1 m ha IlaI .
and ONO railroad, and was a passenger on
the FIRST car that was run over the road. In
his boyh1od he witnessed the bOmbardment
OF Fort McHenry by the British.
MISS MATILDA JOHNSON has Just died in
London, li6 wears old. Eighty nine years ago
her intended husband dled suddenly and she
made "A will giving her entire fortune to the
Military Hospital ana directing that Love
killed her" should be engraved on her tomb
stone,
WHILE Patti was dining one day, some one
comphmcntcd her because o! her beautiful
mouth. "a is "A very good mouth" said she
laughing, and as large as you please prov
ing her assertion by closing her pearly teeth
over large boiled egg in the shell, removing
10 a second afterward unbrOken.
kAIsER WILHELM appreciates tho rare
humOr that Ia TO be found in the regulation
guide books. 81 must go 20 the window -" he
iately saiI TO ms physlc'an' 1T Is noon, and
Baedeker's Guide says that am always
visible ~ toe window at this hour" File
gende Batter couldn't DO better than that.
QUEEN MARGUERITE Of Italy ia most help
full woman. she does all her own shopping
and personally selects all the Christmas pres
ents for her dependents ami for the inmates
OF the charitable institutions under her pro
tcctOrate. Women will be able TO understand
the amount OF labor this undertaking in
wolves.
THE ashes OF Rossini viii be fetched from
Paris next week by the deputy, Marriott. who
has been commanded by the King Of Italy to
convey them to Florence, there 10 be buried
In the santa Cruce. A subscription has been
started to erect a monument to the illustrious
COMPOSER. the King himself heading the list
with 5000 francs.